Joseph Fairweather Lamb
Joseph Fairweather Lamb
FRSE (1928–2015) was a 20th-century Scottish physician, who was emeritus Professor of the Chandos Chair of Physiology at the University of St Andrews
.
Life
He was born at Balnacake Farm near Brechin on 18 July 1928[1] the son of Joseph Lamb, a tenant farmer, and his wife, Agnes Fairweather.[2]
He was educated at Aldbar School then
PhD then took lectureships at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Glasgow
.
In 1969 he was appointed to the
Rowett Research Institute at the University of Aberdeen
.
He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1986.[3]
He died peacefully in Edinburgh's Western General Hospital on 18 September 2015.[4] He is buried in the modern northern extension to Dean Cemetery in western Edinburgh. The grave lies to the north-west.
Family
He was married twice: firstly to Olivia Horne and following divorce to Bridget Cook. He had three children by the first marriage and two by the second.[2]
Publications
- Essentials of Physiology (1991)
References
- ^ A History of Medicine in the University of St Andrews, J S G Blair
- ^ a b "Joseph Lamb obituary | Science". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Debrett's homepage - The trusted source on British social skills, etiquette and style". Debrett's. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Joseph Lamb Obituary - Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh | The Scotsman". announcements.johnstonpress.co.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
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